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1. Name and full correspondence address Dr. V. Gowdaman

Scientist
Ganga Research Centre,
Ganga Orthopaedic Research and
Education Foundation,
442 Post, NGGO Colony,
Vattamalaipalayam,
Coimbatore – 641022
Tamil Nadu
2. Email(s) and contact number(s) gowdamanv@gmail.com
9894712373/7200077336
3. Institution Ganga Orthopaedic Research and
Education Foundation
4. Date of Birth 04/02/1985
5. Gender (M/F/T) M
6. Category Gen/SC/ST/OBC OBC
7. Whether differently abled (Yes/No) No
8. Academic Qualification (Undergraduate Onwards)
S.No. Degree Year Subject University/Institution % of marks
1 BSc 2002-2005 Microbiology PSG College of Arts and 76.42
Science
2 MSc 2005-2007 Applied PSG College of Arts and 73.71
Microbiology Science
3 PhD 2007-2013 Biotechnology Bharathiar University -
9. Ph.D thesis title: Thesis title Bacterial diversity in Western Ghats, South India towards
exploring predominant Bacilli for esterases.
Guide’s Name: Dr. S.R.Prabagaran, Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology
Institute/Organization/University - Bharathiar University. Year of Award - 2013
10. Work experience (in chronological order).

S.No. Position held Name of the institute From To Pay Scale

1 SRF-Extended BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Mar-2013 Nov -2012 20000/PM
Campus, Goa
2 Research Associate BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Dec-2013 Dec-2014 24000/PM
Campus, Goa
3 Research Associate Agharkar Research June- Feb-2017 42000/PM
Institute, Pune 2015
4 Scientist Raygenome Labs, Pune Jan-2018 Mar-2021 60000/PM
5 Scientist GOREF, Coimbatore Apr-2021 Till date 55000/PM

11. Professional Recognition/ Award/ Prize/ Certificate, Fellowship received by the applicant.
S.No. Name of the award Awarding agency Year
1 University Research Fellow Bharathiar University 2009-2011
12. Publications (List of papers published in SCI Journals, in year wise descending order).
S.No. Author(s) Title Name of Volume Page Year
Journal
1 Vikram B Actinomyces Archives of 205:1 9 2023
Lanjekar, Sai ruminis sp. nov., Microbiology
Suresh Hivarkar, an obligately
Gowdaman anaerobic
Vasudevan, bacterium
Akshay Joshi, isolated from
Prashant K the rumen of
Dhakephalkar, cattle
Sumit Singh
Dagar
2 Rajasekaran, Bacteria in The Spine 23:1 163- 2023
Shanmuganathan, human lumbar Journal 177
Chitraa Tangavel, discs–
Gowdaman subclinical
Vasudevan, infection or
Murugesh contamination?
Easwaran, Metabolomic
Raveendran evidence for
colonization,
Muthurajan, Sri
multiplication,
Vijay Anand KS, and cell-cell
Chandhan cross-talk of
Murugan, Sharon bacteria
Miracle Nayagam,
Rishi Mugesh
Kanna, and Ajoy
Prasad Shetty.
3 Purnima Singh, Comparative Sustainability 13:8 4590 2021
Neelam Kapse, Genomic
Vasudevan Analysis of
Gowdaman, Arctic
Masaharu Tsuji, Permafrost
Shiv Mohan Bacterium
Singh, Prashant K Nesterenkonia
Dhakephalkar sp. PF2B19 to
Gain Insights
into Its Cold
Adaptation
Tactic and
Diverse
Biotechnological
Potential
4 NG Kapse*, AS Functional Genomics 111:4 921- 2019
Engineer*, V annotation of 929
Gowdaman*, S the genome
Wagh, PK unravels
Dhakephalkar probiotic
(*Equal potential of
contributor) Bacillus
 coagulans
HS243
5 Madheslu Taxonomic 3 Biotech 9 1-13 2019
Manikandan, characterization
Vasudevan and
Gowdaman, antimicrobial
Kasiviswanathan compound
Duraimurugan, production from
Solai Streptomyces
Ramatchandirane chumphonensis
BDK01 isolated
Prabagaran
from marine
sediment
6 NG Kapse*, AS Genome Microbiology 46:4 334- 2018
Engineer*, V profiling for and 345
Gowdaman*, S health Biotechnology
Wagh, PK promoting and Letters
Dhakephalkar disease
(*Equal preventing traits
contributor) unraveled
probiotic
potential of
Bacillus clausii
B106
7 Akshay Joshi*, Genomic Microbiology 46:1 59-67 2018
Gowdaman analysis of and
Vasudevan*, Actinomyces sp. Biotechnology
Anupama strain CtC72, a Letters
Engineer, Soham novel fibrolytic
Pore, Sai Suresh anaerobic
Hivarkar, Vikram bacterium
isolated from
Bholanath
cattle rumen
Lanjekar,
Prashant
Kamalakar
Dhakephalkar,
Sumit Singh
Dagar
(*Equal
contributor)
8 Siddarthan Culturable and Microbial 69:3 472- 2014
Venkatachalam, culture- ecology 491
Vasudevan independent
Gowdaman, Solai bacterial
Ramatchandirane diversity and the
Prabagaran prevalence of
cold-adapted
enzymes from
the Himalayan
Mountain
ranges of India
and Nepal
 9 Gowdaman Predominance Annals of 65:1 431- 2014
Vasudevan, of Bacillus sp. in Microbiology 441
Venkatachalam soil samples of
Siddarthan, the southern
Prabagaran Solai regions of
Ramatchandirane Western Ghats,
India

13. Detail of patents.

S.No. Patent Title Name of Patent Award Agency/Country Status

Applicant(s) no. date
- - - - - - -

14. Books/Reports/Chapters/General articles etc.

S.No. Title Author(s) Name Publisher Year of
publication
Bioremediation of Pradnya Nagkirti, Azhar Springer 2017
terrestrial oil spills: Shaikh, Gowdaman Singapore
Feasibility Vasudevan,
Assessment Vasundhara Paliwal,
Prashant Dhakephalkar

15. Any other Information (maximum 500 words)

1. During COVID crisis in 2020, I have Established an NABL lab for testing RNA viruses
during my association with Raygenome labs.
2. Have co-guided MSc and MTech students for their final year projects at Bharathiar
University and BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa campus respectively.